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Big Bear Lake Recreation Area

2 mi northwest of Big Bear Lake, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Sepbest months

About Big Bear Lake Recreation Area

Includes: National Forest recreation activites in the Big Bear lake, Holcomb Valley, Lone Valley and Bighorn Mountains Wilderness

  • Managed by: San Bernardino National Forest, FS
  • Where: 2 mi northwest of Big Bear Lake, CA · 34.2636, -116.90526

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingBoating & paddlingSwimmingBikingOff-road (OHV)Wildlife & birdingHuntingClimbing

Weather by month

48°
25°Jan
47°
25°Feb
52°
28°Mar
57°
32°Apr
65°
38°May
75°
45°Jun
80°
52°Jul
79°
52°Aug
73°
46°Sep
64°
37°Oct
54°
30°Nov
47°
25°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Big Bear Lake Recreation Area from above

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Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Joshua Tree Night Sky Festival (Astronomy festival), 49 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 0.4 mi
Water fill-up: 10 mi
Propane: 22 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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